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We’re Qualified to Practice Reiki
One of the goals of our farm is to create a sanctuary of peace and healing. To this end, I've been studying reiki for some time to be able to practice it once we have a healing centre up and...
Operation Pompom Weed!
We're calling it the Devil's Spawn now. Pompom weed man, that stuff is everywhere! This incredibly destructive invader got here in the 60's, then just thrived because there are no natural predators to stop it. Half the country is a...
Social Media Smackdown!
Ah yes, Facebook has struck again. I have been blocked from posting yet again .... this time for saying I hate motorbikes. Well excuse me for posting such a life-threatening comment that bought me 6 days in Facebook jail! Guess...
Our Top 10 Tips for Going Offgrid (So Far)
The Self-Sufficiency and Sustainable Living (South Africa) Facebook page is amazing. Nearly 30 000 people building a beautiful new existence for the world to appreciate and uplifting people. Someone recently asked if moving to a farm was worth it and...
Africa Time
Punctuality has always been a thing for me. I've always been on time to meetings and events, if you say 3pm, I'm there at 5 to 3; waiting irritated me. And then we moved to the farm... I have no...
The Dark Side of “Community”
We moved to the country to build a better life. It took 20 years to realise this dream. We had all these aspirations and visions. Living in a tight knit community that takes care of each other, appreciating and caring...
Transitioning to Farm Life
Detoxing from city life and settling into farm life has been challenging. There has been so much to absorb and adjust to, it all becomes a bit of a blur eventually. Funny enough, the weather has been the biggest challenge. ...
Timeline to Date
It’s been an epic adventure to just get to this point. Here’s how it’s gone down : October 2020 – see the farm for the first time, put in an offer, offer accepted November 2020 – get a permaculture assessment...
Why Are We Doing This?
How the world works is broken on every level. It serves only a very elite few whilst the majority live lives of quiet desperation and in many cases, total poverty. We recognise that to change the world you must first...
Some People Have All the Luck Hey
People were asking me about the farm whilst we were waiting for the rest of the people to arrive for a meeting recently. On relaying what we were doing, someone said, “some people have all the luck hey”. Luck had...
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